New to having a MH, what are some MUST HAVES everyone should have in their coach?

[greezykid]

Has anybody mentioned you need a nice suppled tool box?

[Possum]

Originally Posted by NukeRef

Agreed. It's a must have installation. I also chose the hard-wired model to alleviate my concern over theft ...

Our local RV service & repair place has one and it looks to be a very simple installation. The unit is about 4 X 4 X 8 inches and either end has three openings (white, black & green) and you just cut your existing cord off about 8 inches from the grommet that fastens it to the interior wall, bare the ends of the wires where you cut off and insert and secure the wires in the marked openings. The only real hard part is remembering to put the unit in line with the wire properly oriented for the power in plug and the coach. There were four mounting lugs to secure the unit to the interior wall and once installed nobody would know it was there. The unit I was looking at was very similar to the second one on this page RV Surge Protection

[Deucenut]

Originally Posted by Possum

Not always. we were told to put one out because people who could see it from afar, may star a wood fire, if they didn't know ours was propane fueled. Not all forestry workers have positive IQs.

You can tell them no you won't turn it off....it's technically not a fire. If that were the case you wouldn't be allowed to light a bbq

[Possum]

In Kanuckistan the man has the right to tell you to do damn near anything. Gotta listen to the man. Bwahahahahaha

[Deucenut]

Originally Posted by Possum

In Kanuckistan the man has the right to tell you to do damn near anything. Gotta listen to the man. Bwahahahahaha

I'm from BC as well. A forest ranger or park ranger or park facilitator has absolutely no authority. If you tell them no, there isn't anything they can do about it short of calling the police. And the RCMP are smart enough to either not take the complaint at all or tell the park person to spend their time more wisely.

[Mr_D]

Originally Posted by Zoafan

Ok so two water hoses, gotcha.

How/why/when do you rinse the black tank?

For the clear adapter do you want a 90* or a 45*?

Our last two DSDP's have had built in tank rinsers, even so I can count on ONE hand the number of times I've used them and that's 12 years. If you wait to dump the tank till it's ¾ full (or add water to that level) you should never need to rinse it out.

[Mr_D]

Originally Posted by Air Baron

I don't believe AAA or Good Sams actually have any tow trucks. They just call somebody.

They don't, and neither does Coach-Net, which is what we have.

[Mr_D]

Originally Posted by Selah

50 foot garden hose for black tank rense. Water pressure regulator. If your rig is 50 amp you will need a 30 to 50 amp adapter. Additional potable water hose (25ft). Clorox wipes and spray bottle with mild bleach solution. Clear sewer adapter so you can see when your black tank runs clear.
Suggestion, don't store your potable water hose in the wet bay. The only thing I store there is the sewer hose and my sewer hose weights, nothing else. I also cap my water hoses prior to storing them in a separate compartment.

Remember that once bleach is mixed with water it's life is measured in hours. The health dept here requires restaurants to mix new bleach water for sanitizing each day and throw the old away.
I use peroxide straight out of the bottle, it doesn't go bad and sanitizes just as well. It's also cheap and I just buy a new bottle at the beginning of the season.

[Mr_D]

Originally Posted by Dunner

This subject has been beat to death over the years in many threads. You don't need the over-priced single ply excuse for TP.

Agreed!
We use Kirkland (Costco) and have for years now. The only time we've used the special stuff was when we got a starter kit with a new rig.

[Mr_D]

Originally Posted by cpr_vbg

X2

Also, all linens (towels and sheets, etc) and kitchen supplies you need (don't move things from the house to rv for each trip).

I leaned that sometime around 1957 or so when my parents rented a TT, then bought a '58 TT!
Now the only thing we move out is our clothes and food (well the six cats too). Even the DVD's stay in there and the crock pot. Crock pots are great for dinners if you have electrical hookups, not so good if you have to run the generator for 10 hours!

[Possum]

Originally Posted by Deucenut

I'm from BC as well. A forest ranger or park ranger or park facilitator has absolutely no authority. If you tell them no, there isn't anything they can do about it short of calling the police. And the RCMP are smart enough to either not take the complaint at all or tell the park person to spend their time more wisely.

First time was during the fire ban year before last and we were at Englishman River Falls and the last time was last year and we were at Pine Grove on Lake Cowichan (name may be wrong but its right across the lake from Gordon bay) In both cases rather than rock the boat and make DW crazy we just turned off the unit.

[Dunner]

Originally Posted by Mr_D

Agreed!
We use Kirkland (Costco) and have for years now. The only time we've used the special stuff was when we got a starter kit with a new rig.

Used Sam's Club Member's Mark in my 5er for 11 years and have been using it in my Breeze for a year with no hint of blockage. I used 1/4 roll of the starter kit before switching. You have to use 2-3 times as much of the single ply junk.

[SteveSkinner]

Originally Posted by Zoafan

Looking to get things we need for the RV, so far I know the following:

1) Sewar drain hose
2) Sewar drain hose holder

You should buy end caps for the sewer hoses.
No dripping no worries
Available at camping world

[CindyW]

Replacements for your light bulbs and appliance bulbs. Batteries for flashlights. Sense of humor, patience and enthusiasm.